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Prepositions · CEFR B1 · Independent
Some verbs cannot reach their object without a preposition, and Indian English drops exactly these ones.
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I am waiting for your reply.
listen TO · wait FOR · belong TO · agree WITH
Question 1 of 1
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Example 1 of 1
I am waiting for your reply.
"Wait" always needs "for" before what you are waiting for.
The shape
listen TO · wait FOR · belong TO · agree WITH
Stop dropping the preposition after common verbs.
In Hindi
कुछ क्रियाएँ बिना preposition के अपने कर्म तक पहुँच ही नहीं सकतीं — और भारतीय अंग्रेज़ी यही छोड़ती है।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
I am waiting your reply. | I am waiting for your reply. "Wait" always needs "for" before what you are waiting for. |
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
Verb + preposition is a CEFR B1 structure — the independent band — and it belongs to prepositions. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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